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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-05

Counting girl is like starting news
paper. 1t starts out weekly, then it be-
comes tri-weekly, then merges into a
daily. If it has any enterprise it comes
out with an extra occasionally.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-05

Prohibition has brought thousands to
the state of Kansas, that their families
might be brought up away from the con-
Eliminating influence of the saloon.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-05

There is politician in st. Louis named
Rainwater and another in Denver named
Drinkwater, but neither of them believes
in prohibition in theory or practice
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-05

The most comical story yet is to the eff
feet that two men were arrested and fined
in Kentucky for swearing in the presence
of party of commercial travellers
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-05

As with narrow necked bottles SO with
narrow souled people, the less they have
in them the more noise they make in
pouring it out.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-05

The New York Times states that the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe company
is buying 81 900, 600 worth of steel rails
in England Prominent iron men are
given as authority for the statement.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-05

1t is estimated that 5000 settlers are
locating in Kansas each day this month.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-05

The tide of population is setting toward
the Rocky mountains, and rapidly, says
the New York World. -
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-05

The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe is
having / 900 freight cars built at Indian;
apolis Ind
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-05

The Western Kansas Coal and Mining
Company, of this city, has filed its arti-
Giles of incorporation with the secretary
of state. The capital stock is 500, 900
and the headquarters are located here
The directors are Hon. III. p Myton, A.
Bierer, d. r. Menke, Cyrus Colo and Mil
ton Brown, of this city, Robt M. Wright,
Dodge City, and Henry c.. Firth. Madi
son, Indiana.-Garden City Sentinel
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-05

Low, vulgar minds, lacking reason, al
ways employ passion; and being unable
to surpass, always attempt to Witty.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-05

When four women are walking abreast
on the sidewalk they will break ranks
FOR nothing except a man with a paint
pot.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-05

Reports from all sections of the state
show that all kinds of live stock are in
excellent condition. The Secretary says
that this is due. in great measure, to the
mild and open winter, which was almost
devoid of severe storms" The losses
from disease have been very light, and
will average only about two per cent.
The general condition of cattle, at this
season. was never better. The percent
age of losses among sheep has never been
lighter, and their present condition is
fine Swine are in good condition now.
Hog cholera has, however, prevailed in
nearly every portion of the state, but is
now rapidly abating. 80 ~
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-05

Over 4. 800 women own stock in the
Santa Fe and over 500 trusts are repre-
sented
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-05

A Wichita lunch advertisement reads
Come early to secure clean plate.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-05

WA15ED.-Csspets to weave. Call on NJ. C.
Davis north 4th avenue, 6fst house north of Chas.
van Trump. feb II.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-05
WALL PAPER.

Cali at City Drug Store, Front street, largest
stock, lowest price. MARI
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-05

The rapid growth of some Kansas towns
is remarkable, but the rapidity of some of
their newspaper liars is still more aston
ishing. Now, no kicking please, for
this has no reference to any town in south
west Kansas, where everything is on the
boom-Wichits Eagle ~
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-05

HEADQUARTERS FOR FINE
DRESS SHOES, WALhING SHOES
AND SLIPPERS, AT THE ECON
OMY SHOE STORE.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-05

The western newspapers assume an
apologize tone in speaking of cyclones
which occur in their neighborhood. If
the editor had his way about such things
they would never damage anybody save
a hated rival or two
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-23
An Insane Mn,nau,s Strength.

"Onc of the most striking things about i'll
sanity is the wonderful strength Of the luna
fi's, said an ex-anlloye of the Buffalo State
insane asylum while detailing lis experience
with the dclnnntcd. "Onc day was assisting
to carry a trunk through one Of the wards
Wien little woman patient laid hold Of my
coa: and expressed the intention of putting
Inc in the trunk. tried to pull away, hut
her delicate hand held on VITA an iron grip
Force was the only alt.rnatv" Of remaining
there until some other whim took possession
Of her, so we rcsorted to muscular persuasion.
Woull you believe that it took three strong
men and a woman to make her let go, We
pulled Ecr slender fingers back one by one,
each man hanging on to a single finger, until
finally the parting Of the thumb and the first
finger released the garment To bend back q
single finger was like bending u heavy tele-
graph wire 1t appears as though the lmatic
!as,!ie power Of concentrating all his strength
in Il single part Of tho body ut the expense Of
other portions in manner impossible to IL
ational person. Buffalo Courier
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-23
EDITING WITH THE SCISSORS.
All Honor should be Given to the "Scis-
sors and Paste" Journalist.

sors and Paste" Journalist.
The above remark is frequently made in
connection with newspapers, and is too fire.
qucntly n!eal.t as Il slur. On the contrary,
under proper circumstances it should he re-
Gaiucd as Il compliment q. II hi.h character.
The same paper may he ably edited with tho
pen and lnisciably edited with the scissors. y
mistaken idea prevails that the work of tho
latter is mere child's play, IL sort Of hit or
miss venture, requiring hardly any brains
and still less judgment; that the promisnuuts
and voluninous clippings are sent i'll patches
To the torcin;tn an with that the editors
duty ends AMI that ol tho foreman begins.
Instead OF this, th" work requires much
care and attention, With Il keen ca iIrchrn.
sion of the fact that each days paper has its
own needs The exchange editor is n pains
taking, conscientious, mrthudiral niail al
ways on the alert, quick in appreciation, re-
tcntlvc i'll memory, siIrcw.l in ,iiscurn.nent
iic reads closely, Gull, carefully, omit, and
amends. dsralt!s and ,,igcs;,, never ignoring
the fact that variety is /; great essential
licrc are sentences to lrt1st, words TO soften,
retillnlanrlcS I" prui", crrors To correct,
headings to be made, credits to bc given, sea
sons To lie considered, aini,cS to be pre-
served, consistrncirS To he respected. IL"
knows whether the matter is fresh or stale,
whether it sappropi;tn, and whether hch;,s
used it before; hcrcnruLcl, that he is cater
ing for many TASTES: he make; raids in every
direction; hc lays the whole newspaper field
under contributions: he pcisi,tontly "bpi.s
down, which with him is not Il process ot rc-
writing, but II happy la"~lty oI' cxpungin,
without destroying sense or continuity.
His genius is exhibited in the department,
the items of which arc similar and cohesive
in the suggestive heads and SUI, heads, in the
sparkle that is visible, i'll tho selise of gralii-
cation which the reader derives. No daily
paper can bc exclusively original: it wuull
dio of pondcrosity. Life is too short, and
hence an embargo must lm laid npon tho
genius Of its rivals y bright Clipped article
Is infinitely better than Il stupid contributed
article. The most successful paper is tho
paper that is inlclligcmtly and consistently
edited IN all its departments, w!ieih,r 10y pen
or SCISSORS -l'hilu,lrll,i.in Call
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-23
THE LONG BOW.

Tho remarkable story comes from Colorado
that llonl; of sno"ci under sheep lived two
weeks and grew fat fcetlin, on each others
fleece.
Nevada City, Cal, boasts Of strong man,
nbiy Cornish miner, WHO the other day, when
q rider saddle turncl and thrcH hin TO the
ground with his foot fast in the stirrua,
seizel the frightened horse b. tn. tail and
held him by main strength untltllc rider was
rescued from bis dangerous situation.
A farmer near Milroy, Pa, removed a
stump from a field one day last werl, In it,
hollow was what scemodto hc n lot Of knotted
rope. After the supposed rope had lam in the
sun for short time the farmer discovered
that it was II mass of cop.erleal snakes
twisted and inter!arel together. with tie
heads outward 1t is reported ,!lat he killed
them and found tha. There W, ge just i.5. It's
n pity he could not haze made it an even 200.
1t is hard to believe, but it is said to be
true, that there j, Il man living i'll South
Carolina whose name is Harmon Divc-over
Jump-unler Conc-hithe:-to-m" ut-yonder
Go-fo.chit Jehu joshua William Hugh Hal!
Hiram Harvey kiziali Sones. Also, that OH
II tombstone near M.tu;npia, Ala. is cut
Henri Eitti Deini Ritter lmmi Ritter Sweet
Potato Cream Tartar Caroline BoStwick, in-
fant daughter of Bob and Suckcy Catlin." 1t
was tho name Of little negro girl.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-23
The Manicure Club.

Not day passes that some new club is not
started here. Many Of these organizations
live but n season and then go 10 pieces like Il
house Of cards. !io,ne one VIII, u gift for
figures might count up thes4 clubs and ar
range them in alphabetical order, fo,. one of
thcS" times, in after ages, nrchaolnsi,s may
wisl to know about tiom, and what do yo,
suppose they will ever think Of the Manicure
club, the very last to bc bC~n into tho social
circle, if nobody places it On record. This
special club consists Of ten members, devoted
to the culture and improvement OF finger
nails, rs its name implies 1t meets once Il
week, and the prize condition of those loo
finger tips is something. for the professional
operator to dream about! After each fair
members nails have been duly examined and
criticised by the committee" paper on tho
subject of LANDS, their caro- and culture, is
read, and then the club udjuurns to Il
luncheon that drives fi5ert nails and laII
moons into the background for tho tilne be
ing.-Boston Herald.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-23
SOME BRIGHT CHILDREN.

A young Burlington Miss was asked n dav
or two si,:ca whether tho whale was fish or
nm h!linal, and said. as all burlington misses
wou.'i. that it was an animal. When asked
why, she said that il "wa, u log when tswal
lowed Jonah whole"
The Norrstown Herald tells of II little boy
VIII" had heard Il great .!"al about the Cana
dian sport, a;l lad studied the carnival illus
tra'ions. He came io lis mother nni asked
IN M!nna, don't you thinl, IL rainIpw world
make Il good tobosgan slide for AN angela"
a little hoy Of our acquaintance has an
uncle who i, n carpcnt": janis delights To
wa.rh him IL; his work One day l'nc!c John
w"s crtting on: :, lnortsr, anil lio stepped to
look at IT L" see how deep it was. sfiint.ng
his eyes up in q fanny way. "Oh, Unclr
John" called Jamie, "l.t me look in. My
cNrs arc liltl"r than yours "--Youth,s Com
pai!ion.
y veil lnown r!crg5 lnans little daughter
has just been pni To l,nl. and upon the still
hess comes a Tiny voice in the nightly prayer
then q silence, sooA Ir'kcn by these words:
And, dear Lord, this afternoon ! saw out
upon HE COLD sidewalk "A poor little girl and She
had 10 shoes or atnrkng, oil-and-an!-
ANOTHER silence, as though stagg, rod hy the
ir:iiacasity Of the rrool"n,-"iis none of cur
business is il, God!'- Boston Trrnrrpt.
A little boy, who is not eccentric among
boys III his preference for play rather than
study, came homo from, school rather dis
gns:ed last Monday, md on being asked the
reason for his unhappy state of mind replied:
"Each 10y in school lad t" speak piece
about t;rp.&" Washington, and every blessed
on" told about the hnt"lat, aud ! thought
was going 10 he the orly one who knew it,"
Imagine 'hos" thirty hatclot stories, with
their vaiiri, variations and cml' llishminrts.
md the poor victim of teacher who had to
sit through il nn'! s'mi!c cnerura@insiJ- on the
youthful patriots. Boston Post
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-23
A Host of women's Clubs.

1t is noticeable that while the number of
men Of leisure is incr' asing, women Of leisure
are rapidly disappearing from the face Of tho
earth. This is natural result Of tlle con-
lilions which have released certain men
from the necessity of work, even if it he re-
fcrred back to that division of labor which
has assigned the men the making of money
and TO women the spending Of it. The in
crease in wealth brings with it an increase
in those activities-social, educational, phi
"u,liropic-which nre largely in the hands
Of women, and which make large demands
upon time and strength. These causes
would be enough to explain the pho
non,cnon have mentioned, but there
is all additional one in the host of womens
clubs which have sprung up within the past
few years, and which are now, let us hope, at
their zenith One lady of my acquaintance
belongs to nine Lam by no means sure that
this number is her limit; but these nine know
Of, and all but three Of them are of q severely
disciplinary character. OF these three, the
one nearest approaching a scheme for amrse-
merit is a whist club; and at the meetings of
the other two, papers are read and the enjoy
ment is primarily of an intellectual character.
OF the remaining six, two have perhaps some
practical bearing-though there is nothing so
mundane rs cooking club among tlleul-and
the rest are clubs for theorizing. Boston
Trunscript
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-23

The question Of how long treatment should
be continued i'll II lleurotic case wien 10 evi-
dent l,rncit is produced las recently been
raised in u Hamburg law court a medical
man, having as; patient Il merchant suffer
ing from "ncrvonamcsS,h treated him hy pal-
vanism. Altogether lie galvanized him ii5
times, but the NERVOUSNESS did moi disappear.
Ihcn came the matter of fees. The sun,
claimed was :o;,'; Tile merchant disputc,l
This on the ground that the treatment ought
not have been continued So long, as it was
not producing any benefit. The court re
fcrrcd the matter TO the medical board, which
gave ns lis opinion that the doctor ought to
haze asked the patient, after some fifty sit
tinss, whether he would like to continue
them, ;i3 it was doubtful whether the trn;t-
mcnt was doing any good. The court, low
ever, declined to accept this view, holding
tia, it was for the patient to say when he
lad tried the Treatment as long as he was dis
posed to pay for it, and so gave Judgment fol,
the full AMOUNT claimed This jnlgincnt
seems TO accord with the principle that an
plies to newspaper subscriptions. a nan
must pay for his paper as long as h" takes il
from the postollicc. Lanre,.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-23
Whore Nnpnlcnn,.; Sun Died.

One of the most horrible sights have seen
was the field of the disaster If ls;n,llwnna, i'm
Zuluand. 1t was four inl!t!i, after the dis
astcr. The LOCO dead bu,ii,5 h;1l been ly:nt
bleaching III TIL" hot SIM uIi,,urirl all that
time. The Zulu vulturcs had not touched
them. Their bodies had wiihcrcd away To
skeleton cncascd in skins that had become
like leather. One could trace how they had
fallen, AMI occasionally rallied in groups to
max. desperate stand against their enemies.
The corn which had fallen out of Tin, wagon
had sprung up among the dead. | have seen
hattlrfrlS after thu fight strewn with dead
and dying, heard the shricks and gru:,l!s of
the wounded, hut that sight was nothing like
the horrible field Of lsamlawunl. Later ON
saw the dead body of tue young prince i'm
p"rial. He was lad Of great brightness, and
on the voyage out h" expressed anxiety about
receiving wound from nn nsa. gai Ilo lay
on the field quite naked, covered with
wounds. Ronml his neck was IL thin gold
chain and Il lochct, attached in which was +.
picture of his mother. We took this OF and
sent it to the empress and then carefully car
ricd him from the field. 1t was curious and
cast II gloom over me- that should sce thi,
young prince receive, us lis father cnliod it.
his baptism of fire at Spiclcren and then "a
few years later see him IL corpse on a foreign
iell.-lon%on Cor. New York Mail and Ex-
III
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-23
THE WAY OF IT.

This is the way of 1t, wide world over: '
One is beloved, and one Is the lover, ,.
One gives, and the other receives. ~.
One lavishes all in wild emotion,
One offers smile for life's devotion; =
One hopes, and the other believes.
One lies awake in the night to weep,
And the other drifts into a sweet sound sleep.
One soul is aflame with godlike passion,
One plays with love in an illcr's fashion;
One speaks, and the other hears.
One sobs II love you," and wet eyes show il,
And one laughs lightly and says, II know it"
With smiles for the others tears.
Ono lives for the other and nothing beside,
And the other remembers the world is wide.
This is the way of it, sod earth over:
The heart that breaks is the heart of the lover,
And the other learns to forget.
For what is the use Of endless sorrow:
Though the sun gees down. it will rise to morrow
And life is not over vet.
Oh! know this truth. if know no other,
That Passionate Love is PAINS own mother.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox in Travellers Record.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-23
Ol)ctlicnCe.

MY daughter in tho path through life,
Strive thou 4 pattern child to be-
Thy fathers pride. thy mothers joy,
y iaolrl Of propriety.''
"Mot!er! thy counsels have kept
Hidden like treasures in my heart,
And thus fer in my daily life
Strvcn to nobly do my part.
"Whcnr'.r stroll through busy stores
look at everything that's fine,
Taking q sample when can
To find the latest new design
ALREADY I've crazy quilt
OF fra.tcrMs, cut with many frown:
But mother, l have earned name
The Greatest Pattern Girl in town.
Boston Transcript.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-23
The grave of Capt. Crawford, who was shot
ty Mexican troop while leading his conf
mand in pursuit Of Geronimo last summer, is
20 have monument.


Nirmann, the ilustrious tenor, prefers
to expose lis throat to the cold air and
10 promenade in the streets, after singing
Il laboriou5 role rather than to mu!llo his
neck amd 80 home in Il close carriage The
Geld ait' serves his larynx as tonic and the
prime donne who are afraid Of it make a
mistake, lie thnks.-Public Opinion.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-23
ALL SORTS.

Tho natives of J1inloostan arc credited with
making the first fiddle.
A nine foot coal vein has been struck near
tile surface at Greeley, Col.
The name of Mule Head has been hit upon
for n new settlement in Dakota.
There arc about 3 1868 libraries in the United
States containing LOCO volumes or more
There have boen ll3 ,nuracIs committed in
Edscfeld county, South.C,rolinn, during the
last thirteen years.
Tho 81 LEGO school tcnchcrs of New York
last year received an average salary of SOL
i'll cities and S26l in towns.
a Pennsylvania magistrate, who had
united 1909 couples in marriage, died re-
Gently with all his sins upon his head.
y western man, after losing all his money,
put up his wife ns n stake i'll a game of poker
But his run Of bad luck continued. He failed
to lose her.
San Diego Cal, has one of the wse>t
Cinnamon in the world. lie is a laun,lryman,
and he has kept an advertisement running in
the local papers for fifteen years.
In San Francisco there are four journals
regularly published in Chinese characters.
These appear weekly and have a circulation
of $500 copies. 1t requires four persons to
run Chinese journal, an editor, asub-cditor,
translator ard q printer.
1t is estimated that the arrual expenditure
in the United States for several leading nrti-
c!es Of consumption, is US follows: Liquor,
500 COO,0oO tobacco. :25G5n,n"0: sugar,
sls7 OOO, 600; coffee, tea, and cocoa, sl30,00O,-
OG0 In this connection it may be noted that
the annual cost for schooisis only SllOo9o,oo0.
man out west has invented n new tangled
bicycle 1t has two big wheels, and the scat,
which is hung between them, is set to swing
ing like a pendulum by levers, and this
motion carries the machine along, the two or
more who occupy the seat enjoying the sensa-
ton of continuous swing and ride at the
same time.
The first railroad was built i'll England Oh
Sept 81, 1925; second, in Austria. Sept. so,
lS2S; third, in France, Oct. ], lS2S: fourth, in
the United States, Dec. 2s, 1929; llfth in Bel
GUM, May 3, 1895; sixth, in Germany, Dec.
{, 1875; seventh, in Cuba, i'll 1871, and eleven
years after. Oct. "a. 1913, was built the first
railroad in Spain
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-23
Showing Solioltuile.

Father Ito family physicianl-I George
Sampson relative of yours, doctor!
Family Phvsician-Yes, he is nephew.
Father-IIe wants my daughter Clara, but
gave him to understand that he wouldn't
get any of my money until after my death.
Family Physician-That was right. George
was asking about your health to-day.
Harper's Bazaar. ts,sss4
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-23
Why IIc Did 1t.

He killed the noble iludiokivi:.
With the skin he made him mit'nns,
Made them with tie fi!r side inside:
Made them with tx. SKIN SIDE oltsiie;
He. to get the warm sd" inside,
Put til" inside skin sid" outside:
He. to get the cold side outside
Put the warm sid" fur side insidc
That's why he put tho fur side inside.
Why be put the skin sid. outside.
Why he turned them inside outside.
--EXrhunce.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-23
A Gallant Young Nan

She gazing upword-How bright the star;
are tonight, Mr.. Simpson
He t?romptly}-They are nc; brighter, Nj:
Clara. than-than-
She (softly)-I'han what, Mr. Simpson.
He-Than they were last night, New Yorli
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-23
President Barrios' Son,

Tony Barrios, son Of the late president
Of Guatemala, is student at West Point,
and young Zarala, son of the man who over
threw and caused the death of President
barrios, is also at West Point and his class
mate.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-23
His Hirthday Party.

Boy-Aint it time to eat the good things!
Motber-Certainly not. You must wait
until your friends come.
Boy-I guess they won't come, cause l
didn't invite them. thought I'd rather have
it entirely e1clusive.-Life.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-23

'i'hr l,n Of peat as fuel in factories has in
crea-rl 50 greatly in Russia that n peat bog
H.. ., on9 m'i'" valuable than II well tim
ira@l forest. Many manufacturer nre :sr-
IN t!p lin. use of wool for paat-c9iea.p 9
Tim =
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-23

Bake the nmrarnmi in wtto!' / .'il icuI T.;
mix a lcsscrts!'ooa.u' "f 4 "" "" 81 - table
spoonful OF bi!;; ~. I'll ,:ie %" S,s one
half tca~ioca:ui of la:'".i, e.! i per.
aud one-!r..i i"iat' o. l..'.' !;il Al
together ten minutes az! i'oat oa TIE n..cs.-
voni
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-23

Mcthouglit saw TIE spring. r,ailtn >wc",.
Stand i'll the horr;. car c!.nl;n: > {. strap:
Old Winter rose and gave ti.c fair his seat
But got no thanks, SO fingered in her lap
Boston Transcript.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-23
LIGHT AND AIRY.


Young woman ttinidly to clerhl-I would
like to look at some false Lair please.
Clerk 'experienccdl-Ycs ma'un What
color docs Your friend want!
Sale effected. Life.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-23
Business Is Business.

Old Lady to street urchin)-Wou!,,n you
like to bc good littlc boy and so to Sunday
school and be taught not to swear or say
wicked things:
Little Boy-N'm. ne ladders goin to git
me job on dc canal tc drive mules soon's
navigashun opens, on l mustn't do anythin'
to interfere wild dc bizness-Ncw York Sun.